The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21


viii not consumers advance their
own interests and the interests of the
entire community by buying goods
made at home, which they know to be
pure, in preference to those from
abroad, which, to say the least, are
suspieiousf
Does it not look reasonable that
goods made in our midst and which do
not have to pay premium, to jobbers
or middlemen, can be made better and
for less money than those that pass
through several hands, each of whom
takes percentage?
And we are pleased to say that the
above and similar queries are having
beneficial result. It is now becoming
quite fashionable when buying cigar
10 inquire for a "Home-Made" one,
and when it is not on hand to transfer
patronage to some one that does keep
It. And this can not be considered in
the nature of a boycott, as it does not
interfere with the rights or privileges
Of any citizen. 1t is simply a choice OF
pure goods in preference to what we
possibly poisonous.
So strong has this feeling be-
come that the Board of Trade
has declared it's intention by
resolution to give preference to
goods manufactured at home, and this
resolution is having good effect. By
united effort on the part OF our citizens
in this direction the future ofour city
win be assured and-a steady and per-
manent growth certain.
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cigar manufactures which give en-
pigment to quite number OF hands.
We also have two carriage manufacto-
ries, each employing about eight hands
There are two marble yards, two -four
mills, one book bindery, an extensive
planning mill, one of the largest and
best iron foundries in the state, several
candy factories, soda-water factory,
a packing house, a stereotype
and type foundry and several other sim
| liar establishments, ali Of which are now
receiving fair share of patronage,
but which in future will no doubt be
enabled to greatly enlarge their capac-
tiles ana increase their output as pat
ronage begins to pour in.
But with all these enterprises in OPP
Grafton there is still room for others,
and, as will be seen below, others are
already preparing to enter this favored
| field.
Negotiations are also pending looking
to the bringing into our midst of still
larger manufacturing enterprise than
| any above mentioned, and an agent is
now in the east negotiating for the re-
moval to this place of plant already
working in another place. This COM
pany owing to the difficulties
which it has had to contend
| with where now located, and also to
the increased disadvantages caused by
1 the interstate commerce bill, wants to
remove farther west, and has cast its
pOr1a is prepared to receive it with
open arms.
With the many natural advantages
Emporia now has which will be much
augmented by the many new railroads
she is now assured Of, there is no good
reason why she should not become a
great manufacturing center, the more
especially as the late national laws
passed are construed to be extremely
the west, and also from the TACT that
many eastern firms are preparing to
move out this way for various other
causes.
Below we make more extended men,
ton Of our flour mills and carriage
makers:
OUR FLOUR MILLS.
Emporia has several large -four
mills, notably the "Emporia Roller
Mills" commonly known as the Ar
mour mills, and the water power mills
Of W. 7. Soden, on the Cottonwood.
The former is seventy-fve barrel
mill, and has recently been changed
from a STONE to full roller mill. 1t is
now in tiptOp running order and is
turning out hour equal to any In the
market, and Mr.. Armor assures us
that he has ready sales for much more
than he can make. as il goes of like
-four, this mill turns out corn meal.
graham -four and all sorts of ground
feed. With such . mill in our city
there Il but little excuse Tor shipping
-four Ia by tbs ear load every day, IL
ear people via ealy do tAair plain duty
ana patEgniss k0ne products when
equal to what they can get from abroad
at the same price.
OF Mr.. Soden's mills we are not pre-
pared to speak 50 strongly because we
have not the Information at hand, hay
ing been unable to interview the gem
tleman previous to writing this article.
But as Mr.. Soden'S -four and Mr.. Ar
mor's -four both find ready sale in
neighboring cities, where they have to
reasonable to suppose that both brands
shipped in here from Minnesota, Iowa,
or any other state?
CARRIAGE MAKERS.
In this branch of industry we have
at least two factories that are prepared
to do as good, If not better, work than
can be done in the east and placed in
this market for the same money.
Mr.. Thomas L. Ryan has probably
the largest shop, and Nr. II. III. Keller
has one nearly as large, in either Of
which work Is done that finds O. ready
sale any where else than at hons. In
other words, both of these gentlemen
assure us that the cities In our imme-
date vicinity pasronize them much
more literally than do the citizens of
Emporia.
And it is a well-knoWn fact that
work done at either of these places Is
much superior and much cheaper
than any similar work from
abroad. Surely our citizen should |
remember this, and when it is
to their own interest financially and
otherwise do the right thing by assist |
ing home enterprises all in their power. |
There are also several other firms
that do general Wagcn-making husi-
ness In our midst, and which are de-
serving of patronage, but space forbids
our extending these remarks.
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